Love in the Library

Jimmy Buffett

Lyrics

Intro

A(with riff)

Verse

BmA On the corner of Government and Bay Avenue
BmA The old doomsday fanatic wore a crown of kudzu
DABmA Sirens were wailing in the gulf coastal heat
GDE And it seemed like the whole world was in forced retreat
Pay no attention, revolve through the door
Pass the newspaper racks on the warm marble floor
Near Civil War history my mind skipped a beat
She was standing in fiction stretched high on bare feet

Chorus

DABmA Love in the library, quiet and cool
DABmA Love in the library, there are no rules
DABmA Surrounded by stories, surreal and sublime
DAEA I fell in love in the library once upon a time
I was the pirate, she was the queen
Sir Francis and Elizabeth, the best there's ever been
Then she strolled past my table and stopped at the stairs
And sent me a smile as she reached for Flaubert
Love in the library, quiet and cool
Love in the library, there are no rules
Surrounded by stories, surreal and sublime
I fell in love in the library once upon a time

Bridge

BmA She gathered her books, walked while read
BmA Words never spoken but so much was said
GADBm You can read all you want into this rendezvous
Gmaj7A But it's safer than most things that lovers can do
Well, stories have endings, fantasies fade
And the guard by the door starts drawing the shade
So write your own ending and hope it comes true
For the lovers and strangers on Bay Avenue
Love in the library, quiet and cool
Love in the library, there are no rules
Surrounded by stories, surreal and sublime
I fell in love in the library once upon a time
Surrounded by stories, surreal and sublime
I fell in love in the library once upon a time

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